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Really fucking stupid things people do… can this be topped?!

339 replies

wbagnlw · 14/09/2023 21:57

Writing a review of a product…

’haven’t used it yet because I got it for my cousin’s birthday and she hasn’t opened it.

why write the review then?! Are people genuinely that stupid?

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moortownplumber · 16/09/2023 20:40

All need to get a job

myfaceismyown · 16/09/2023 21:07

madroid1 · 14/09/2023 22:36

Or the way some bright spark decided that if you buy a washing machine say then Google will show you ad after ad for more washing machines.

I've bought the bloody thing now, I don't want to see endless more of the same product.

Ditto. Bought a Vax spot washing thingy. The spot has gone. Do I need more Vax machines to irradicate it? No!! Stop emailing Me Vax!! I bought your product, let it go, we will not have a long and loving relationship if you keep harrassing me...

Tallgirlsrock · 16/09/2023 21:10

I saw one today, they gave a pair of trousers 5* and the review comment was 'I like your online shop'. Seriously what is the point?!

TheSproutOfWrath · 16/09/2023 21:25

I had a 5* review on Vinted recently. It said "I like your name".

Jenkib · 16/09/2023 21:27

They clearly haven’t got much of a life have they ?

Runnersandtoms · 16/09/2023 23:28

I had to stop following my mil on FB because she posts such stupid nonsense. Once it was a photo with a caption that claimed, "British children are being made to do Islamic prayer rituals in schools, share if you think this is disgusting in a Christian country." No reference to any article or anything.
The briefest of google searches showed this was a photo of schoolchildren doing yoga.

ZadocPDederick · 16/09/2023 23:47

Runnersandtoms · 16/09/2023 23:28

I had to stop following my mil on FB because she posts such stupid nonsense. Once it was a photo with a caption that claimed, "British children are being made to do Islamic prayer rituals in schools, share if you think this is disgusting in a Christian country." No reference to any article or anything.
The briefest of google searches showed this was a photo of schoolchildren doing yoga.

I do hope you replied pointing that out?

RecklessGoddess · 17/09/2023 00:31

Omg, I'm glad I'm not the only one who is getting annoyed with these idiots. If you haven't actually tried it out, don't write a review, it's simple common sense!!

zviff · 17/09/2023 02:00

I frequently do ignore them. But there are exceptions

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Really fucking stupid things people do… can this be topped?!
inappropriateraspberry · 17/09/2023 06:06

housethatbuiltme · 15/09/2023 10:15

My favorite is 'Wedding dress for sale... New, only worn once'.

So 'used'? Used is the word they are looking for as the whole point of a wedding dress is you use it once. Im all for resale sites but I just think 'only worn once' is the stupidest thing to say when trying to sell a wedding dress. Its either new or used and amount of use is assumed to be one but regardless of once or twice etc... it doesn't really matter its still just 'used'.

You never see 'only worn half a dozen times'... now that advert would get my attention.

I think they probably mean only tried on, rather than worn for an actual wedding!

Dogon · 17/09/2023 06:13

I've seen that - usually Amazon or Argos. I assume it is an older individual that has received an email asking for a review. Amazon sends them when someone asks a question about a product. The person doesn't realise they aren't the only one to receive it and they don't need to answer if they don't know!

Dogon · 17/09/2023 06:15

Also, the reviews that are rated 1 star because the delivery company failed to deliver, or something like that. 1 star because it didn't turn up etc. It's a review of the product, not the service!!

Tukmgru · 17/09/2023 06:19

The one that aggravates me more than it should is when you find what looks like a recipe you want to try, and it ends up being some mum
blog with a thesis of an intro about their personal lives as it pertains to the meal, where they first ‘encountered’ the dish, how their husbands/kids/dogs feel about it. They very carefully nestle the actual recipe about half way through sometimes so you can’t just scroll to the end.

i. Just. Want. The. Recipe. I. Don’t. Care. About. Your. Self. Aggrandisement.

Nc1111111111 · 17/09/2023 07:11

Runnersandtoms · 16/09/2023 23:28

I had to stop following my mil on FB because she posts such stupid nonsense. Once it was a photo with a caption that claimed, "British children are being made to do Islamic prayer rituals in schools, share if you think this is disgusting in a Christian country." No reference to any article or anything.
The briefest of google searches showed this was a photo of schoolchildren doing yoga.

Britain first used to post about getting eastern europeans and other immigrants out because "our grandfathers didn't fight for this!" with added pictuer of RAF unit. Which was a czechoslovakian squadron😂

LuciaPillson · 17/09/2023 07:24

Tukmgru · 17/09/2023 06:19

The one that aggravates me more than it should is when you find what looks like a recipe you want to try, and it ends up being some mum
blog with a thesis of an intro about their personal lives as it pertains to the meal, where they first ‘encountered’ the dish, how their husbands/kids/dogs feel about it. They very carefully nestle the actual recipe about half way through sometimes so you can’t just scroll to the end.

i. Just. Want. The. Recipe. I. Don’t. Care. About. Your. Self. Aggrandisement.

"As the first tinges of autumn hit our shores, I found myself bundled up against a crisp breeze, teeth a-gleam, perfect breasts nestled in pumpkin cashmere, my mind filled with an aching reminiscence of swedes and parsnip; memories of forcing soup upon hungover flatmates at uni, who gave me an opportunity to observe that the soup, later, looked much the same coming out as it had going in.... I saw myself yet again in after years holding my famous soup parties in which happy, happy guests partook of my velvety, sinuous concoctions coupled with a just-right glass of smoky Pouilly-Fumé. Even the humble act of peeling a root vegetable can be a sensuously tactile reminder of the cyclical rite of the seasons (don't worry though, no need to do the whole heap, you can get the maid to finish up). Finally, here on my foodie-blog Carilla's Cutest Culinary Creations, I can share with YOU my special reader, how to make sweet parsnip magic, compelling swede passion, that will transform your friendless, unjoyous existence and bring the soup-thirsty masses to your door." (etc.)

CurlewKate · 17/09/2023 07:26

I loved a 1 star review on a Seasalt skirt "I'm 6ft and it was too short for me."

NotSayingItsTheMasonsBut · 17/09/2023 08:00

One of those posts on Facebook where someone is trying to find their missing parcel with the delivery photo.
Only DPD had photographed the parcel next to a plain agricultural fence post, absolutely no identifying features around it just an ordinary, get in every field, dwelling, farm suppliers fence post.
I live in a rural community, we have millions of them.
Made everyone laugh though, including the poster of the the post.

eastegg · 17/09/2023 08:04

TokyoSushi · 14/09/2023 23:04

It doesn't quite fit, but I need to let it out somewhere! Why in Aldi, and it only seems to be in Aldi (I do my food shop there every week, no Aldi snobbery here!) do people not understand how the bloody check out belt works. There I am with my trolley piled high with the weekly family shop, I start putting it onto the belt, maybe halfway along after somebody else has finished, and somebody comes straight up behind you and starts unloading their shopping, giving me about 30cm to fit in 50+ items, every bloody time!! USE YOUR EYES AND YOUR BRAIN!!!!! Argh!!!

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I could have written this post word for word! I find my shop takes up almost the full length of the belt, but there is definitely a reluctance to accept that!

Hardbackwriter · 17/09/2023 08:07

Leggytigberk · 15/09/2023 10:06

I wish our doctor would hold back on their "satisfaction survey"

Questions like how likely are you to use us again?
Ans) You are the only Practice for about 10 miles and there are no buses!

Are you likely to recommend us to your family?
We are already all signed up.

Who analyses these results? Sounds a cushy little part time job!

I got one of these for labour ward - not even the general maternity service, specifically for labour ward - which was clearly a hospital wide policy they couldn't change, but which was a bit baffling in context. I hope I am very unlikely to use your service again as I dont want any more children; I would be very unlikely to recommend it to my family and friends, unless they were in labour in which case I would indeed suggest it might be a good idea; my issue was indeed resolved during the course of my visit if we assume that 'my issue' was being halfway through having a baby...

CassandraClassic · 17/09/2023 08:09

Tukmgru · 17/09/2023 06:19

The one that aggravates me more than it should is when you find what looks like a recipe you want to try, and it ends up being some mum
blog with a thesis of an intro about their personal lives as it pertains to the meal, where they first ‘encountered’ the dish, how their husbands/kids/dogs feel about it. They very carefully nestle the actual recipe about half way through sometimes so you can’t just scroll to the end.

i. Just. Want. The. Recipe. I. Don’t. Care. About. Your. Self. Aggrandisement.

It doesn't make it any less annoying, but this is done for search engines wanting "high quality webpages" with "well written content", and a straightforward recipe gets ranked down for being a simple list.

So that's an idiotic thing Google has done and that's why you have to read utter nonsense about their 'childhood morns on the farm' prefacing poached eggs.

FormerlyPathologicallyHappy · 17/09/2023 08:26

This is true, gotta be 1500 words with high quality original images and choc full of keywords.

Luckily blogs often have a jump to recipe button now.

IrresponsiblyCertainAboutSexualDimorphism · 17/09/2023 08:27

Once when looking for a hotel in Paris I came across a one star review (amongst other positive reviews) for a hotel in a very old building opposite the Gare du Lyon. Apparently the lift was far too small and could only accommodate two people with suitcases, the corridors were very narrow, and the server at breakfast spoke no English.

We booked it anyway, and I can confirm it was an accurate review. I gave it 5 stars.

Nutterjacks · 17/09/2023 09:22

CharlotteBog · 14/09/2023 22:17

I ordered something from Ebay today. Strangely enough it hasn't arrived yet.
I've already received an email asking to review my Ebay experience.
Daftness indeed.

I got scammed on eBay. Sold a few items to one buyer who immediately left me a really good review then bugged me constantly for a return review. I gave in, tracking said parcel had been delivered, then the buyer claimed he hadn't received items and got refunded in full.
Not falling for that one again! 😡

GreyCarpet · 17/09/2023 10:01

LovedFedAndNoonesDead · 16/09/2023 06:38

I was once on a medication that was prescribed exclusively to people who were obese. In the patient information leaflet one of the warnings was that people on this medication were at higher risk of stroke or heart attack than the general population - given it was a drug only for people with a BMI above 40, those prescribed the drug were already at higher risk of stroke or heart attack even if not prescribed it; the added risk of taking it compared to the risk of having a bmi over 40 was something like 1/50,000 so it really wasn’t a big added risk in comparison. And far lower than the risk of experiencing some of the side effects of the only alternative drug prescribed at the time.

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My understanding is that, when trialling drugs, people have to report every potential side effect. So if they experience something whilst taking the drug, it has to he reported.

Which is, I suppose, you find things like 'depession' as a possible side effect on anti depressants.

I often look at possible side effects and think it looks a lot more like correlation than causation!

housethatbuiltme · 17/09/2023 10:21

inappropriateraspberry · 17/09/2023 06:06

I think they probably mean only tried on, rather than worn for an actual wedding!

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They often post pictures of them AT their wedding in it as the photos of the dress, usually with something like 'only worn for 8 hours' and 'small marks on the train' etc... in the description.

It's very common.